As has been noted the Mayans believed the Venus transit to be significant in the shift at the end of their long count calendar.

The new age/spiritual interpretation of this transit is a shift in consciousness towards a more loving, open society. Venus in Roman mythology was the god of love, so symbolically this is significant in terms of shifting to a more loving paradigm.

Venus is also associated with the feminine (e.g. Men are from Mars, women are from Venus) and so its return/transit can be symbolic of increased feminine energy. I would say that we have seen an increase in feminine energy in the world since 2004 as well as further increases in rights and equality for women in a lot of places. However there's not a strong correlation since this has been going on for decades. I think that this process will continue for a while, but the pendulum is starting to swing back the other direction (discrimination against men in some circumstances - no Feminine Hygiene Product ads, I am not that retarded, # you!) - hopefully it will find a nice balance by the end of next year

In Egyptian mythology Venus is related to the Phoenix, symbolising rebirth and renewal - thus the transit is symbolic of rebirth and renewal for planet earth. When added to the Mayan's idea that from our perspective, the sun will appear to be decending through the centre of the galaxy (What they called the Birth Canal) at the end of 2012 I see this idea as significant.

In Christian mythology, Venus or the Morning Star is associated with the Devil or Lucifer. Could potentially be tied into the return of Lucifer. Meanwhile, many Christian groups are claiming that these are the end times and that the second coming of Christ is near - this would presumably be preceded by the return of Lucifer according to Biblical prophecies.

There are theories going around at the moment about mass rituals being run by Elite Satanist groups involving Venus/Lucifer and basically trying to resurrect Lucifer. According to those theories this also ties in with a lot of what NASA is doing recently, the Chille mining accidents and possibly even 9/11 to name a few. From what I understand the timing of these events is linked to the passage of Venus. These ideas are obviously heavily rooted in Christianity as well.

As for Timewave Zero - the last Venus transit was around 1980 which is roughly the time period we have been resonating with for the last year or so. Obviously there's not a solid correlation because the transit always takes 8 years and happens every 110-130 years from the dates as posted. I still found it interesting that the last transit also happened during a time in which great changes were taking place and that we have been resonating with this time recently.

I think that just about covers it - or at least my very limited understanding of it. I don't agree with all of these ideas but I think its interesting that Venus and its transit are significant to many different religions and theories. All roads lead away from Rome and IMO all signs point to something significant going on around here.

Apologies, I was referring to the "windows" in which the transits happen - look at the dates, they are all 8 years apart*. e.g. 2004 then 2012. Many of the ideas around Venus talk about this whole 8 year period being a transitional one.

If the mayans associated Venus with war and human sacrifice, well, there's a lot of that going on at the moment as well. Also to creation (birth and rebirth) and the Hero Twins (Don't know about them).

*Just noticed this from wikipedia:

1396 November 23 15:45 19:27 23:09 Last transit not part of a pair. Some believe Aztec astronomers may have seen this transit.

Anyone know why they started occurring in pairs 8 years apart? Or was this just due to poor recording/limitations in seeing the transit?

Edit: Nvm I see that they occur in cycles because of the different orbits of the planets. Interesting though that this part of the cycle is happening now.

i sometimes wonder if celestial bodies are meant to interact violently with each other sparking activities on Planets keeping them alive

maybe its not gravity the force in question but electricity..which charges the molten magma which in turns cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

Two days before the Venus transit there will be a partial lunar eclipse. This aligns the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon. Two days later the Sun, Venus, and Earth are aligned.

Any thoughts?

There are many rare events and it is wonderful to be there to enjoy them. I remember seeing Halley's comet many times over a 13+ month period.

The last transit in 2004 was a nail biter. We were caught in a low ground fog trying to find an opening. With time running out there was a break in the fog for a few minutes and we quickly got an image just as Venus came to the edge of the Sun. I asked a small child to point to the black dot which they readily did. I told them this was an event they might never see again and when they got older we all would remind them that they saw Venus pass in front of the Sun.

I hope others take the time to see this event if they are anywhere close to the viewing area on Earth. It's a chance for anyone using relatively cheap materials to be an astronomer. Whatever you are able to see will be way better than anything found later on youtube.

Watched Venus this evening as it popped in and out of the sight due to patchy clouds. It was really pretty the other night with Jupiter and the crescent Moon.

Not too long till transit date is here.